Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 51.67 headcount basis in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
51.67 headcount basis
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
22nd
of 188 groups
All-time high
51.67 headcount basis
in 2024
All-time low
44.27 headcount basis
in 2018
Years of data
13
2012–2024
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 51.67 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 51.67 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.27 headcount basis, in 2018.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 22nd of 188 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 50.35 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 50.07 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 48.02 headcount basis | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 45.86 headcount basis | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 45.21 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 44.83 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 44.27 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 45.58 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 47.18 headcount basis | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 48.34 headcount basis | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 50.1 headcount basis | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 51.42 headcount basis | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 51.67 headcount basis | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.77 headcount basis | 44.27 headcount basis | 50.35 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 49.74 headcount basis | 47.18 headcount basis | 51.67 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 19 Rwanda 44.08 headcount basis compare
- 20 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 43.5 headcount basis compare
- 21 Niger 43.12 headcount basis compare
- 22 Vanuatu 37.74 headcount basis compare
- 23 Eswatini 37.57 headcount basis compare
- 24 Gambia 36.87 headcount basis compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 36.75 headcount basis compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5039 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9976 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 51.67 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.67 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.27 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 22nd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release